“This collaboration further diversifies and expands Root’s offerings across distribution channels,” said Alex Timm, Root’s co-founder and CEO. “Our partnership channel has seen new writings increase 115% year-over-year as our pipeline continues to expand across the automotive, financial services, and agent sub-channels.”
House Bill 1842, sponsored by Rep. Mark Lepak, would amend Section 13 of the Workers’ Compensation Code (85A O.S. §13) to bolster coverage for mental health injuries — particularly PTSD — incurred by law enforcement officers, firefighters (paid or volunteer), and emergency medical technicians. While PTSD is already a recognized injury for first responders under…
“Do most employers front-load or accrue time off benefits?” This question comes up a lot when I’m working with an organization to update its handbook and employment policies. Time off is one of those areas where employers have a lot of flexibility to customize their offerings*, and sometimes when we have a choice, we want…
“Despite these large trade and market disruptions, we believe that the impact on most well-diversified insurance companies is manageable,” said Nadja Dreff, senior vice president, sector lead Global Insurance & Pension Ratings, Morningstar DBRS. “We expect insurers will take mitigating actions in the form of premium increases, adjustments to supply chains, tighter control of expenses,…
